Ski Guide: Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 25, 2026 · Contact: jani.jesenovecj@gmail.com
Ski Guide is an iPhone app for ski mountain maps, weather, snow and ski stats. This policy explains what the app stores, where, and who can see it.
What the app collects and why
| Data | When | Where it goes | Who can see it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your precise location | Only while you turn on My location | Your phone. If you pick friends to share with (Friends › Together › By friend), it also goes to your private iCloud storage while My location is on (8 hours at a time, renewable). | Only the friends you switched on. Nothing is shared until you pick someone. It is removed when sharing ends or you delete your account. |
| Ski sessions (the GPS track recorded while you press Ski, with its speed, runs and vertical) | Only between pressing Ski and Exit | Your phone (up to 5 saved sessions), plus your private iCloud backup | Only you. If you post a session, only its totals are shared (see Social posts), never the track |
| Ski stats and badges (vertical, runs, days, badges earned) | Computed on your phone from your location | Your phone, plus a summary in your private iCloud storage | Only friends you have accepted |
| Meet-up pins (a spot, a short title and a time) | When you drop one | Your private iCloud storage, shared with your friends | Only friends you have accepted, until 30 minutes after the meet-up time |
| Ski Together stats (time, vertical and lift rides skied near a friend) | Computed on your phone while you and a friend both share your location | Your phone, plus your private iCloud backup | Only you |
| My skis (the skis you add, their details and which pair you used each session) | When you add skis | Your phone, plus your private iCloud backup | Only you, except skis you add by hand (see below) and the pair named in a post |
| Backup of your stats, badges, saved Ski sessions, posts and skis | Automatically while you use the app, if you're signed in to iCloud | Your phone, plus a copy in your own private iCloud storage, so a new iPhone gets it back | Nobody: private iCloud data is visible only to you, not to friends or to us |
| Your Ski Guide account (Sign in with Apple: an anonymous Apple user ID, and the name and email you let Apple share, which can be a private relay address) | When you create an account | Only in your phone's Keychain. It is never uploaded. | Nobody |
| Username | When you choose one, after creating your account | Apple's CloudKit public database | Anyone who searches for that exact username, so they can send you a friend request |
| Friend requests | When you send one | Apple's CloudKit public database | The person you sent it to |
| Social posts (what you write about a ski session, your rating, the mountain, the session's totals and badges) | Only when you press Post | Friends posts: your private iCloud storage, shared with your friends. Public posts: also Apple's CloudKit public database | Friends: only friends you have accepted. Public: anyone using the app, in that mountain's feed. Delete a post anytime from its ••• menu |
| Ratings | With every post | Apple's CloudKit public database, as the mountain and the stars only, with no name or username | Shown only as the mountain's average. A Friends post's rating never shows who gave it |
| Thumbs up | When you give one | Apple's CloudKit public database, with your username | Anyone who can see that post |
| Skis you add by hand (brand, model and specs, not your notes or bindings) | When you add a pair that isn't on the built-in list | Apple's CloudKit public database | Anyone using the app, when they search for skis. Your other skis and which pair you used stay on your phone (and in your posts) |
| Purchases | When you buy Ski Together or the Ski Trip Planner | Handled by Apple. We never see your payment details. | Only you |
We do not sell data, show ads, use analytics or tracking SDKs, or track you across other apps or websites.
Where your data is stored
All account data is stored with Apple iCloud (CloudKit) under your own Apple ID. We do not run our own servers. Weather, snow and map data are downloaded from public sources (NOAA, USGS, OpenStreetMap). Those requests include the map area you are viewing, but nothing that identifies you.
Your choices
- Location: you choose exactly which friends see you, in Friends › Together › By friend, and can switch anyone off at any time. Turning My location off stops sharing with everyone. The app needs only "While Using" permission.
- Block and report: any post can be reported from its ••• menu, with a reason. A report is stored in Apple's CloudKit public database with the post's id and the reason, not your name. The post is hidden for you right away, and a post reported by 5 people is removed for everyone. You can block anyone from their post, their friend page or their friend request: their posts are hidden, they can't send you requests, and if you were friends they're removed. Blocked people are listed at the bottom of My stats, where you can unblock them. To report a person, use Report on their friend page (it emails the contact address above).
- Posts: choose Friends or Public for each post, and delete any of your posts from its ••• menu.
- Delete your account: go to the bottom of My stats and tap Delete my account (it's also under Friends → Add friend). This removes your username, shared location, profile, friend connections and pending requests from iCloud, and signs you out. Your posts, their ratings and your thumbs up are deleted from iCloud too. Stats kept on your phone stay there until you delete the app. To also disconnect your Apple ID, go to Settings → your name → Sign-In & Security → Sign in with Apple → Ski Guide → Stop Using.
- Sign out: Friends → Add friend → Sign out. Friends stop seeing you; your username is kept for when you sign in again.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13.
Changes
We will update this page if this policy changes, and change the date at the top.